Nkonkonsa Celebrity Gossip From Africa
Ghanaian comedian OB Amponsah has urged Ghanaian citizens to accept the offer from South Africa about the 90-day visa requirements.
This request was made after the well-known showbiz figure had trouble getting a visa to attend this weekend’s Bloemfontein International Comedy Festival in South Africa.
On September 2, 2023, OB Amponsah wrote a lengthy post on Facebook lamenting the challenges he faced in trying to obtain the visa and wondering why the Ghanaian government had not taken the necessary action.
“I believe moving forward, there should be (if not national), an industry conversation about visa acquisition especially within Africa,” he suggested. “It is sad to lose out on opportunities like these within your own continent. Whoever is in charge should at least accept the 90-day visa waiver SA is offering us. Ah. What kind of leaders do we have?”
His post follows a similar one he made on Friday where he shed light on opportunities that awaited him while sharing his frustration at the intricate visa acquisition process for showbiz personalities.
He was bewildered by the frustrating visa application process for African travellers within the continent, emphasizing that Africans should not face such difficulties when travelling to other African countries.
Ghana is yet to act in respect of a 90-day visa-free arrangement for ordinary passport holders with the Republic of South Africa (RSA), despite the challenges businesses and individuals currently have to go through to acquire a visa to travel to the Southern African nation.
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